Escalante Heritage Center

Dec 2023

A great place to be. We spontaneously stopped by on our way to the Hole in the Rock Road and visited the outside area of the museum which was closed. Very interesting information stands and pictures. Certainly worth a visit.

Oct 2023

Best museum stop on visit to Utah’s Mighty Five! Murals and info signage outside is great but don’t miss the video inside! Fascinating story of persistence and strength of settlers in 1880!

Aug 2023

This outdoor museum tells the story of the 1879 expedition from Escalante to establish another Mormon mission town (which turned out to be at Bluff) and to find a faster route through the Escalante River Canyon. I feel it should specify that it is the "Escalante Mormon Heritage Center" and is not interested in the heritage of the people who were here before the Mormons arrived (they do get a footnote on one of the players about a reservation you can visit).The main museum building was closed, which is too bad because I would have liked to learn more about the history of the town. I feel like the outdoor exhibition was still totally worth stopping for, though!